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Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby dazby » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:20 pm

I saw this question on Facebook and I reckon it’s a cracker. Which former City player do you think would thrive the most under Pep?

There are two categories:
1. Real-time. Ie, Getting Robinho back would be useless as he’s too old.
I reckon this system would suit Jovetic. (The person on Facebook thought so too)

2. Time travel. The age they left the club. I’m tempted to say Stephen Ireland but I reckon Robinho would be amazing as our third striker.
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Nigels Tackle » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:24 pm

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Postby Dunnylad » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:30 pm

Carlos Tevez - worked his b*ll*cks off when he wasn't playing golf I think he would have been perfect for a Pep side.
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Postby Tokyo Blue » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:35 pm

Nigels Tackle wrote:david white

That's a very good call. I think Lakey would have been able to play in this system, probably anywhere except in net.
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Postby Fidel Castro » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:48 pm

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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Fidel Castro » Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:49 pm

Also think a prime Distin would have been great alongside Stones
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Wonderwall » Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:38 pm

Ali Berarbia without question. The opposition would need their own ball

Edit. Just saw point 2. Dammit

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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Chinners » Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:41 pm

Would have to be Kinkladze for me, the Gerogian genius was our David Silva of his day!
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Swales4ever » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:00 pm

Very nice one, Dazzler!
excellent break breaker ;) cheers for it.

1. Boateng, would be the most useful.

2. Paul Lake an excellent shout, but the dream time machine is too much a great fascination to not take it in the whole: having the real King bossing the park alongside his current heir would make this City, most probably, the greatest side ever: Colin Bell, for me.

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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Shakermaker90 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:04 pm

Call me crazy, but Craig Bellamy, for personality and no nonsense approach , rather than overall ability. Not that it's been a problem this season, but he'd accept nothing less than 100% in every game from his teammates. He'd have killed players like Kolarov, Petrov and Nasri for their lethargy.

Tevez for his obvious tenacity.

In terms of sentiment, Zabaleta, Dunne, young SWP, Rosler and Kinkladze.
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Pretty Boy Lee » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:06 pm

Trippier maybe for current players? We need defenders and he’s come on a lot since he left.

As for former players it’s a tough one. Tevez and Robinho would be exciting but again we’d probably be best served adding a defender so I’ll say distin in his prime. Good shout and I agree.
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Postby blues-clues » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:11 pm

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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Dwaring » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:29 pm

Super Mario Balotelli, just for the laughs.
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Swales4ever » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:37 pm

Dwaring wrote:Super Mario Balotelli, just for the laughs.

GMFRS won't be happy though, me think.

1. "unintelligible language"
2. "ACID QUEEN"
3. "never once fails to turn a football thread into a himseelf thread"
4. "thumbs stalker often resulting in repetitive thumb strain"
5. ignore the cunt. he's on permantent wum mission. only TIDs may know City

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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Sideshow Bob » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:11 pm

bony. he was just starting to blossom.
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby City64 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:20 pm

Gerry Creaney .........
Not really here

Fuck VAR
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby City64 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:20 pm

Jim Tolmie .........
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby City64 » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:22 pm

Big Bob upfront ..........

Those were the fucking days !
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Green & Blue » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:29 pm

Jo would bag 40+ in this team, ahead of his time was Jo.
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Re: Which player do you wish was still with us?

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:30 pm

Berti, obviously!
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